Hartford Business Journal

14 Hartford Business Journal • March 23, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com Movers & shakers Vickie Volpano Casey O'Brien Peter Bihuniak Donna Bak Jeffrey Perkins Justin Mescik Kara Barrepski TransAct names EVP Hamden printer and software maker TransAct Technologies has named Andrew Newmark as ex- ecutive vice president of global sales and marketing. In the newly created position, Newmark will over- see sales and marketing efforts involving the com- pany's products across a variety of industries. He will report to CEO Bart Shuldman. From 2005 to 2009, Newmark was vice president of business development for Newell Rubbermaid's Technology division, and he was previously a senior vice president for a division of Esselte Corp., which acquired a printer business he co-founded in 1990. CT Goodwill names CEO Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut has added CEO to the title of President Vickie Volpano. Volpano joined Goodwill in 2013, and succeeds David Turner, who retired as CEO at the end of 2014. She previously was senior vice president and chief operating officer of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, where she oversaw 85 lo- cations and more than 5,400 employees. She has been with the nonprofit for 27 years. MahoneySabol promotes CPAs to manager Glastonbury public accounting firm Ma- honeySabol has promoted CPAs Casey O'Brien and Peter Bihuniak to manager. O'Brien has been a CPA for more than six years and focuses on prepping companies to go public, mergers, consolidations and variable interest entities. Bihuniak has seven years of audit and consulting experience. He focuses on not-for-profit, govern- ment, and quasi-public entities. MahoneySabol also promoted employees Kasia Olechowski, Ashley Gabriel and Lauren Blair to se- nior associates. Sales, management training firm names senior partner Southbury's Sandler Training / PEAK, which has an office in Farmington, has named Donna Bak se- nior partner. Bak has been with the firm since 2007. Sandler Training has locations in 30 countries. In her new role, Bak will provide marketing guid- ance and strategy for the firm and mentor colleagues. She previously worked for United Technologies in various roles. CBIA hires executive director for ed. foundation The Connecticut Business & Industry Asso- ciation has hired Andrea Comer to lead its CBIA Education Foundation. Comer, who succeeds Judy Resnick, will work with educators and companies to iden- tify workforce needs and create curriculum. She was previously chief development officer at an education management company, where she over- saw communications, outreach and fundraising. She has also served as a project manager and communications director for the cities of Hartford and New Haven and as a senior program officer for The Community Foundation of Greater New Haven. Former state rep is 777 Main's property manager Realty developer-manager WinnCompanies has hired former State Rep. Penny Bacchiochi as prop- erty manager for 777 Main in Hartford. She will be responsible for apartment rentals, move-ins, marketing and advertising, and supervis- ing maintenance and regulatory compliance for the 27-story building, formerly known as the Bank of America tower. Bacchiochi, who was in the legislature for 12 years, was close to being Tom Foley's running mate in the 2014 gubernatorial election — losing a nar- row primary vote to Heather Bond Somers. Cashman + Katz hires account exec Glastonbury communications firm Cashman + Katz has hired Kara Barrepski as an account executive. In her role, she will assist with client outreach, coordination and proposals. Barrepski previously worked for two years for Hunter Straker in Norwalk, and prior to that, at Wil- ton's TracyLocke. She played Division I women's soccer at Quin- nipiac, where she received a marketing degree. S/L/A/M promotes associates, principals Glastonbury full-service architecture firm The S/L/A/M Collaborative has promoted 10 of its Con- necticut workers. Catherine J. Ellithorpe and Moray F. Newton are associate principals; Paul A. Baldinger and Karrie H. Frasca-Beaulieu are senior associates; and Pamela G. Corey, Christopher M. Ford, Jef- frey M. LaMothe, Kathleen A. Neama, Elizabeth J. Normand and Daniel Renn are associates. Motorlease promotes two Farmington vehicle leasing services provider Motorlease Corp. has promoted Justin Mescik to controller and Jeffrey Perkins to general manager of fleet operations. Mesick, a Plainville resident, has been with the company since 2000, most recently as accounting manager. Perkins, who lives in Wethersfield, joined Motor- lease in 2002. Since 2005, he has led its purchasing and remarketing efforts. NoNprofit profile Miss Porter's School Inc. 60 Main St., Farmington | www.porters.org Mission Miss Porter's School educates young women to become informed, bold, resourceful and ethical global citizens. Top ExEcuTivE sErvicEs Katherine Windsor, Head of School Miss Porter's School is a Farmington- based private college preparatory school for girls. FY 2013 suMMarY 2013 2012 Total Employees 256 248 Total assets $144,736,400 $134,741,718 Total Liabilities $24,268,566 $22,020,914 rEvEnuEs contributions & Grants $4,062,382 $4,440,033 program service revenue $14,394,500 $14,988,552 investment income $3,462,520 $3,127,484 other $354,967 $351,292 ToTaL $22,274,369 $22,907,361 ExpEnsEs Grants $3,239,743 $3,279,285 Member Benefits $0 $0 salaries/Employee Benefits $10,813,629 $10,627,758 Fundraising Fees $0 $0 other $8,929,242 $8,988,794 ToTaL $22,982,614 $22,895,837 MarGin $(708,245) $11,524 Top paid ExEcuTivEs (FY2013) Base salary Total compensation & Benefits Katherine Windsor, Head of School $287,499 $517,373 Michael Bergin, CFO $187,624 $296,237 Julia Mccormack, Senior Director $207,747 $254,813 S o u r c e : G u i d e S t a r i r S 9 9 0 t a x F o r m NoNprofit Notebook The Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices in Simsbury and Granby recently donated a total of $4,220 to local charitable organizations through the compa- ny's charitable foundation, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares Foundation. The donations went to HomeFront, One Full House, FOCUS Center for Autism, Inter- val House, Waste Not Want Not Community Kitchen. • • • The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation and Foxwoods Resort Casino announced that its 2014 annual giving cam- paign generated more than $134,000 for local charities in need. This includes $40,807 for Community Health Charities of New England, $70,271 for United Way of Southeastern Connecti- cut, and $23,266 for Employee Emergency Assistance Fund. • • • Hartford Consortium for Higher Education recently received the Bank of America Neighborhood Builder's Award, a grant that includes $200,000 in funding as well as leadership training for a senior and emerging leader. The consortium is planning to use the grant to expand their existing programs like Career Beginnings and Junior Apprentice. They will also use part of the grant to better measure and communicate the eco- nomic benefits of their work. • • • The Comcast Foundation announced that it awarded more than $500,000 in grants to 21 nonprofit organizations throughout New England in 2014. The grants support programs aimed at the Comcast Foundation's areas of focus — expanding digital literacy, promoting com- munity service, and building tomorrow's leaders. About $165,000 out of the total funding went to nine Connecticut nonprofits. They include: Boys & Girls Club of Hartford ($20,000), Boys & Girls Club of New Britain ($15,000), Center For Latino Progress ($10,000), Easter Seals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut ($20,000), Easter Seals Goodwill Industries ($20,000), MARC Community Resources Ltd. ($10,000), Nutmeg Big Brothers Big Sisters ($40,000), Urban League of South- ern Connecticut ($10,000), and Urban League of Hartford ($20,000) • • • Nonprofit training consultancy Leader- ship Greater Hartford said it has hired a marketing and communications company to refresh its brand, thanks to an $18,000 grant it has received. The funding comes from the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving. LGH, which provides leadership training to high school students, seniors and others, has hired Massachusetts-based MRW Con- nected Inc. to help with the brand makeover. MRW lists Camp Courant and the Central Connecticut Health District among its recent clientele. LGH Marketing Director Carin Buck- man said that it's too soon to say if the rebrand would include a new name for the organization.

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